Air Algérie Flight 702P
1994 air crash in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Air Algérie (Phoenix Aviation) Flight 702P, named Oasis and registered 7T-VEE, was a Boeing 737 owned by Air Algérie and leased by Phoenix Aviation. On 21 December 1994, in low visibility conditions, it collided with power transmission cables and a pylon during its final approach to Coventry Airport in the United Kingdom. The aircraft subsequently overturned and damaged several houses before crashing inverted into a wooded area beyond. All five people on board were killed.
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Accident | |
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Date | 21 December 1994 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Willenhall, near Coventry Airport, Coventry-Baginton, England, United Kingdom 52.38443°N 1.45289°W / 52.38443; -1.45289 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2D6C |
Aircraft name | Oasis |
Operator | Air Algérie, leased from Phoenix Aviation |
Call sign | ACE CARGO 702P |
Registration | 7T-VEE |
Flight origin | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Stopover | East Midlands Airport, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom (unplanned) |
Destination | Coventry Airport, Coventry-Baginton, England |
Occupants | 5 |
Passengers | 2 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 5 |
Survivors | 0 |
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